Ethereum le 18 avril – ETH en baisse de plus de 50 % depuis le début de l’année

Les tarifs douaniers de Trump ont mis à mal le secteur des cryptomonnaies, le Bitcoin a par exemple chuté de plus de 30 % depuis le top de janvier. Toutefois, les données historiques montrent qu’il ne s’agit pas d’une correction excessive. Elle est notamment du même ordre qu’en 2024. De son côté, le cours d’Ethereum […]

KiloEX exchange exploiter returns $5.5M days after $7.5M hack

KiloEX exchange exploiter returns $5.5M days after $7.5M hack

The hacker behind the $7.5 million KiloEx exploit returned $5.5 million worth of cryptocurrency four days after the attack. Decentralized exchange (DEX) KiloEx suspended platform operations after suffering a $7.5 million exploit, Cointelegraph reported on April 15. In a surprising turn of events, the wallet address behind the exploit has returned $5.5 million worth of […]

Spar supermarket in Switzerland starts accepting Bitcoin payments

Spar supermarket in Switzerland starts accepting Bitcoin payments

Global grocery giant Spar has rolled out Bitcoin-based payments in Switzerland, marking another step in the growing adoption of cryptocurrency for everyday transactions. A Spar supermarket in Zug, Switzerland, has implemented Bitcoin (BTC) payments via the Lightning Network. The store’s Bitcoin payments went live on BTC Mao, a community-driven project highlighting stores that accept BTC […]

Bitcoin price volatility 'imminent' as speculators move 170K BTC — CryptoQuant

Bitcoin price volatility 'imminent' as speculators move 170K BTC — CryptoQuant

Bitcoin (BTC) speculators could spark “significant” BTC price volatility as a large tranche of coins moves onchain. In one of its “Quicktake” blog posts on April 18, onchain analytics platform CryptoQuant warned that a Bitcoin market shake-up is now due. CryptoQuant: “Volatility is coming” for BTC price Bitcoin short-term holders (STHs) are signaling that the […]

Dogecoin Price Eyes Next Critical Level At $0.18, Is A Break Above $0.25 Possible?

Dogecoin Price Eyes Next Critical Level At $0.18, Is A Break Above $0.25 Possible?

The Dogecoin price has been struggling in the market as bears have dominated in the last couple of months. This has seen the meme coin crash below $0.15, taking investor sentiment down with it. However, as the altcoin seems to be setting up for a recovery with multiple bullish formations. Analysts Call Breakout For Dogecoin […]

Hashkey takes aim at XRP ETF in Asia with new fund backed by Ripple

Hashkey takes aim at XRP ETF in Asia with new fund backed by Ripple

Hong Kong-based crypto investment firm HashKey Capital announced the launch of an XRP fund, with plans to convert it into an exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the future. According to an April 18 announcement, the fund, officially titled the HashKey XRP Tracker Fund, is reportedly “the first investment fund in Asia designed to track the performance […]

Bitcoin : L’Arizona au coude à coude avec le Texas pour voter la première réserve d’État

Arizona Dream. Alors que le président Trump a promis la création d’une réserve nationale en Bitcoin, les États américains prennent les devants et préparent leurs propres lois pour acheter du BTC. C’est le cas par exemple du Texas, de l’Utah ou encore de l’Arizona qui nous intéresse aujourd’hui. En effet, cet État du sud-ouest des […]

Altcoins may rally in Q2 2025 thanks to improved regulations: Sygnum

Altcoins may rally in Q2 2025 thanks to improved regulations: Sygnum

Altcoins may see a resurgence in the second quarter of 2025 as regulations for digital assets continue to improve, according to Swiss bank Sygnum. In its Q2 2025 investment outlook, Sygnum said the space has seen “drastically improved” regulations for crypto use cases, creating the foundations for a strong alt-sector rally for the second quarter. […]

On-Chain Experiment Or Rug Pull? Base Faces Backlash After Unofficial Memecoin Crashes 90%

On-Chain Experiment Or Rug Pull? Base Faces Backlash After Unofficial Memecoin Crashes 90%

Coinbase’s Layer-2 (L2) Network, Base, has faced intense backlash over rug-pull allegations after it promoted an unofficial memecoin that crashed by over 90%, sparking a debate about the future of memecoins and on-chain content. The Rise And Fall Of Base’s Unofficial Memecoin On Wednesday, Base’s official X account posted an image with the text “Base […]

Le stablecoin sUSD de Synthetix plonge sous les 0,70 $ : Que se passe-t-il ?

Un stablecoin pas si stable. Le stablecoin du protocole Synthetix (sUSD) a connu une chute significative, s’éloignant de son ancrage au dollar américain pour atteindre un niveau historiquement bas sous les 0,70 $. Cette dégringolade soulève des questions sur la stabilité de ce jeton pourtant conçu pour être stable. On fait le point… Les points […]

What is Bitcoinlib, and how did hackers target it?

What is Bitcoinlib, and how did hackers target it?

Bitcoinlib, explained Bitcoinlib is an open-source Python library designed to make Bitcoin development easier.  Think of it as a toolbox for programmers who want to create Bitcoin wallets, manage transactions, or build apps that interact with the Bitcoin blockchain. Since its launch, it’s been downloaded over 1 million times, showing just how widely trusted and […]

This Bitcoin Bear Confirmation Is Yet To Appear, Glassnode Reveals

This Bitcoin Bear Confirmation Is Yet To Appear, Glassnode Reveals

The on-chain analytics firm Glassnode has revealed in a report how this historical bear market confirmation is yet to appear for Bitcoin in the current cycle. Bitcoin Unrealized Loss Hasn’t Spiked For Long-Term Holders Yet In its latest weekly report, Glassnode has discussed about the trend in the Unrealized Loss for the two major Bitcoin […]

Bitcoin : Recherches Google en hausse, le grand public de retour dans la crypto ?

Depuis le début de l’année, le cours du Bitcoin a enregistré une baisse de plus de 10 %. De son côté, Ethereum accuse un véritable effondrement supérieur à 50 %. Pourtant, l’intérêt des investisseurs ne semble pas totalement éteint. C’est en tout cas ce qu’indiquent les données de Google. Car les volumes de recherche pour […]

Bitcoin le 18 avril – 33 % de chute, un classique pour le BTC ?

La guerre commerciale entre les États-Unis et la Chine inquiète les investisseurs. Aurelie Barthere, analyste chez Nansen, pense que les actifs dits risqués sont sous pression tant que la situation n’est pas réglée. Les cryptomonnaies sont considérées comme des actifs risqués, et elles sont très corrélées au marché US, donc elles pourraient être affectées en cas […]

Bitcoin : Les investisseurs des ETF et Strategy stabilisent le marché

Des mains solides sur Bitcoin. Depuis son dernier record historique à 109 114 dollars, atteint le 20 janvier 2025, le cours de Bitcoin a connu une baisse modérée, se maintenant autour de 85 000 dollars. Cette relative stabilité, malgré les incertitudes macroéconomiques, pourrait être attribuée aux investisseurs des ETF Bitcoin au comptant et à Michael Saylor, qui […]

Crypto rug pulls have slowed, but are now more devastating: DappRadar

Crypto rug pulls have slowed, but are now more devastating: DappRadar

There has been a 66% year-on-year decrease in the number of crypto rug pulls this year compared to 2024, but recent data shows the size of each rug pull has been increasing. Rug pulls have dropped in frequency year-over-year, with early 2024 recording 21 separate incidents, compared to only seven so far in 2025, according […]

Synthetix’s sUSD stablecoin continues fall after depeg, tapping $0.68

Synthetix’s sUSD stablecoin continues fall after depeg, tapping $0.68

The Synthetix protocol’s native stablecoin, Synthetix USD (SUSD), has slipped further away from its US dollar peg, reaching new all-time lows under $0.70.  However, the firm reiterates that this isn’t the first time the asset has been under significant stress, and several risk measures are in place. “Synthetix and sUSD have weathered multiple bear markets […]

Is This the Final Shakeout Before Bitcoin’s Next Big Move? Analysts Break It Down

Is This the Final Shakeout Before Bitcoin’s Next Big Move? Analysts Break It Down

Bitcoin’s recent price action has shown signs of stagnation, with the asset hovering around the $84,000 mark after rebounding above it earlier this week. As of the time of writing, BTC is trading at $84,449, down 0.7% in the past 24 hours. Despite recovering from previous corrections, the price has struggled to break through the […]

Manta founder details attempted Zoom hack by Lazarus that used very real ‘legit faces’

Manta founder details attempted Zoom hack by Lazarus that used very real ‘legit faces’

Manta Network co-founder Kenny Li says he was targeted by a highly sophisticated phishing attack on Zoom that used live recordings of familiar people in an attempt to have him download malware.  The meeting seemed real with the impersonated person’s camera on, but the lack of sound and a suspicious prompt to download a script […]

Bitcoin : Une étude de Harvard sur l’impact environnemental du minage critiquée par les experts

Discours de la méthode. Une récente étude menée par Harvard, publiée dans Nature Communications, affirme que le minage de Bitcoin aux États-Unis contribue significativement à la pollution de l’air, exposant 1,9 million d’Américains à des niveaux accrus de particules fines entre mi-2022 et mi-2023. Les chercheurs ont suivi 34 des plus grandes mines de Bitcoin […]